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Long story short:
My english teacher says that this sentence is correct:
There aren't very many concerts this month.
While I think it's just
There aren't many concerts this month.
Which one is correct?
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Both are grammatically correct. Very is just an adjective and may be omitted or included depending on the speakers intended meaning. It just adds emphasis.
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Both, I don't see how very would make it incorrect.
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Both are correct. "Very" is not an adjective; it modifies an adjective and is, therefore, an adverb.
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I believe your teacher may think that it is wrong because the word "many" implies the word "very", as "many" literally means, "a large number of", while "very" means (in this context), "a high/large degree of."
Essentially, the problem she sees is that you're basically saying, "There are not a large degree of a large number of concerts this month."
Which, when you say it like that sounds pretty terrible.
I'm not saying that either sentence is more grammatically correct than the other, however there is some slight repeating your meaning in the way you say it by using, "Very many," because they both essentially mean "a large amount" in this context.
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This thread has very many silly mistakes.
This thread has many silly mistakes.
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Very is correct, although if you were writing a paper or any lengthy piece of work, you'd want to avoid using 'very' where possible and use a more descriptive word.